HIS 155 History of the Afro-American in the United States ◊

A general survey of Afro-American history, including African origins, the middle passage, abolition, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Era of Jim Crow, The 20th Century Civil Rights Movement, and De Facto discrimination. Emphasis is also placed upon the cultural, scientific, religious, literary, social, and political contributions of outstanding Afro-Americans.